Letter to the editor: Balanced budget

Balanced budget

Our federal leaders should consider a constitutional amendment requiring an annual balanced federal budget. This is the only way we can ensure the federal government does not spend more than it collects. This process can be phased in over 10 years.

There will likely be circumstances that require an emergency appropriation. That can be approved by a 66 percent majority vote of the Senate and Congress.

The country can no longer afford its current tax and spend policy. Adopting a balanced budget policy is a reasonable way to ensure the country's fiscal future.

FREDRIC B. WEINSTEIN

Highland Beach, Fla.

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Letter to the editor: Balanced budget

Our federal leaders should consider a constitutional amendment requiring an annual balanced federal budget. This is the only way we can ensure the federal government does not spend more than it